I travel to...

We investigated the reasons nurses travel and found that making more money and seeing new places were the main reasons.

Make more money 25%

Learn new skills 8%

Visit new places 31%

Meet new people 17%

Explore places to move to someday 14%

Other 3%

What are the average rates for travelers nowadays?(2008)

Let's see....Travelers out there, how much money are you making on your current assignment per hour (not including what you make in housing reimbursement or other benefits)?

15-20 (0) 0%

21-26 (7) 10%

27-32 (22) 31%

33-38 (22) 31%

39-44 (5) 7%

40+ (14) 20%

Looking at these results, it would be safe to say that over half the travelers (61%) are making anywhere from 27 to 38 dollars an hour with another 20% making more than 40 dollars an hour. This doesn't include all the extra pay they get for their housing and travel expenses. Not to mention the tax benefits.

Why do nurses travel

Why travel nursing. Travel nursing is very popular now and is being recognized as a profession in and of itself. Many of you areconsidering travel nursing right now. Even if you know you want to travel......itis important to know why you want to travel. Let me ask you this......If you were asked right now to choose between working in the Virgin Islands for 17 dollarsan hour or in Philadelphia for 27 dollars an hour which would you choose? Theseare the kinds of decisions you will face as a traveler. This is an obvious choicebetween adventure and money which are the two leading reasons nurses travel. Recently,we did a sample survey and the results show the top three reasons health professionalstravel are adventure, money, and independence. Reason for travel: